Past events list

Within the framework of the Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNWTO and other United Nations agencies held a side event under the theme “The tourism sector response to climate change: mitigation and adaptation initiatives and strategies”.

Speakers addressed tourism...

In the context of the Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-11), four Tourism Side Events will be held from 8th to 19th October  2012 in Hyderabad, India.
UNWTO, together with CBD, has organized one of these side events, under the theme “Highlighting tourism’s contribution to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development”.

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The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) took place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio...

Important note:
In compliance with the United Nations system’s environmental protection policy, the working documents will not be distributed on paper at the venue of the event. Therefore, the delegates are requested to bring with them copies of the documents.

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The Workshop “Toward Sustainable Tourism” was Organized by SITCA with the collaboration of the UNWTO, and held in the island of Roatan, Honduras, on 23 and 24 of June 2011, with the participation of Ministers of Tourism of Central America, National and Local Authorities, International Organizations and the Private Sector. The Conclusions and Recommendations adopted at this event highlight the challenges and opportunities for sustainable tourism in Central America, a...